Neamh Woods is a Northern Ireland netball international and a Tyrone

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er. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the

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and the

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. As a Ladies' Gaelic footballer she played for Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland final. She captained Tyrone when they won the 2018

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. She was an All Star in 2008 and 2018 and was the 2018 TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year.

Early life, family and education

Woods is from

Clanabogan Clanabogan () is a small village and townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 225 people. It lies within the Omagh District Council area. There is an anthroposophical Anthroposophy is a spiritua ...

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. Her father, Seamus Woods, played

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as a midfielder for Tyrone during the 1970s. Together with his brothers, Canice and Laurence, he also helped

Carrickmore Carrickmore () is a village in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated in the historic barony of Omagh East, the civil parish of Termonmaguirk and the Roman Catholic Parish of Termonmaguirc between Cookstown, Dungannon and Omagh. It ha ...

win the

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in 1977, 1978 and 1979. More recently he has managed

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teams at

Drumragh Sarsfields Drumragh Sarsfields is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Clanabogan between Omagh and Dromore in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1972 as a result of an amalgamation of Tattysallagh St. Eugenes ...

. Neamh began playing

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while attending Sacred Heart College, Omagh. She subsequently attended

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and Queen's University, where she studied

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Netball

Clubs

Woods plays

for the

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–based Larkfield club in the Northern Ireland Premier League. Her teammates at Larkfield include fellow

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international,

Caroline O'Hanlon Caroline O'Hanlon is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Armagh ladies' Gaelic footballer. She has also represented Ireland at international rules. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2003, 2011 and 2019 Netball ...

and

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Northern Ireland

Woods has represented

at under-17, under-19, under-21, university and senior levels. She was a member of the Northern Ireland team that won 2015 Nations Cup. She also helped Northern Ireland win the silver medal at the

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. She was subsequently a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the

and at the

. Woods is one of several Ladies' Gaelic footballers to play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include

(

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), Laura Mason ( Down) and

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and Michelle Magee (all Antrim).

Gaelic football

Clubs

Woods plays

at club level for

. Before 2003 the club did not have girls or ladies teams so Woods played with boys teams up to under-14 level. At an All-Ireland Feile when Drumragh played Glenswilly she marked

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. In 2008 she was a member of the

team that won the O'Connor Cup. She also played for UUJ in the 2010, 2011 and 2012 O'Connor Cup finals and for Queen's University in the 2014 final.

Inter-county

Woods played for Tyrone in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship final against

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. In 2018 she captained Tyrone when they won the

. In the final she scored two goals as Tyrone defeated Meath 6–8 to 1–14. Woods was also named player of the match. In 2008 and 2018 Woods was selected as an All Star. In 2018 she was named the TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year.

Personal life

Woods is a PE teacher. She has worked at Sacred Heart College, Omagh and St Ciaran's College, Ballygawley.

Honours

Netball

;

* Nations Cup **''Winners'': 2015 *

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**''Runners Up'':

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Gaelic football

; Tyrone *

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**''Runners Up'':

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**''Winners'': 2018 **''Runners Up'':

;

* O'Connor Cup **''Winners'': 2008 **''Runner up'': 2010, 2011, 2012 ; Queen's University * O'Connor Cup **''Runner up'': 2014 ;Individual * All Stars ** 2008, 2018 * TG4 Intermediate Player's Player of the Year ** 2018

References

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